CCP Launches Anti-Bullying Investigate in Response to Eve Fanfest Player Panel

Posted on Mar 26, 2012

Eurogamer is reporting that CCP has launched an investigation against CSM chairman, Alexander ‘The Mittani’ Gianturco, after he presented at Eve Fanfest during the “unfiltered” player panel last week. Eve Online, like the real world, is one of the few MMORPGs, if not the only, that allows its players to participate in in-game crimes and scams;

Eve Fanfest Trailer: Eve Forever

Posted on Mar 24, 2012

Eve Fanfest 2012 might be winding down, but the parties are just getting started. To end the main presentation for Saturday, CCP released a new trailer for Eve Online called Eve Forever, which gives us our first glimps to how the Templar clone soldiers came to be. Witness the stunning discovery that leads to the rise of

Buy a Graphics Card with Eve Online PLEX

Posted on Mar 24, 2012

Today at Eve Fanfest, CCP announced that it would allow players to start purchasing real-world items with ISK earned in Eve Online. CCP will make available 100 Nvidia GeForce  GTX560 graphics cards for the price of 20 PLEX or about $299, if you bought the PLEX with real money. Eve accounts are limited to one graphics

Guild Wars 2 Microtransactions Explained: RMT Included

Posted on Mar 20, 2012

Today ArenaNet revealed more details about Guild Wars 2‘s microtransaction item-store, revealing that it will allow players to participate in real-money-trading (RMT). The basic system works on three currencies: gold, gems, and karma. The karma currency is not trade-able, and is only used for unique in-game rewards. However, the gold and gems currencies can be traded

TERA To Feature “RIFT” Like Invasions

Posted on Mar 09, 2012

Called the Nexus system, TERA will feature “dynamic” public events where portals will randomly open up in the game world, allowing monsters from the enemy’s realm to pour in. Pretty much the same thing that is implemented into RIFT‘s system. When a “Nexus portal” opens up, a message will be announced on the server, and all players

DUST 514 Will Be Free-to-Play + No PS Vita

Posted on Mar 05, 2012

CCP revealed quite a bit of information about DUST 514 today; the biggest being that they are dropping their “cover charge“ and are going completely free-to-play with it. Initially, CCP stated that the game would be free, however, would require players to purchase between $10-20 worth of in-game currency upon first log in. Thankfully, CCP has seen

Faction Control Points vs Guild Control Points

Posted on Feb 15, 2012

Up until now, most MMORPGs with any sort of decent PvP system have taken the route of allowing factions to control buildings, castles, or points of interest. While the system works to some extent, it is at its core, broken. One of the key measurements economists look at when ranking countries of the world for

Eve Online: Welcome to CDIA Pilot Orientation

Posted on Feb 07, 2012

Not only did Eve Online get a brand new website today, but we have a new trailer called “CDIA Pilot Orientation” in HD. The trailer is aimed at recruiting new players to Eve Online and once again looks amazing. CCP definitely makes some of the best MMO trailers around. The “CDIA Pilot Orientation” video provides an insight into

DUST 514 Closed Beta Signups Open

Posted on Feb 06, 2012

CCP has officially opened sign-ups to its upcoming MMOFPS, DUST 514. The first round of sign-ups are opened exclusively to active Eve Online players, although registration does not guarantee entry. The first round of closed beta tests, dubbed DUST 514: Mordu’s Private Trials, is live today, so if you’re an Eve player with a Playstation 3 and want to

Black Prophecy – Cinematic Tutorial and Basics

Posted on Mar 07, 2011

Welcome back to the second entry in the video series covering Black Prophecy. Check out the introduction post for more information on the title and a quick look at the character creator. This time, join me in this video as we get through the cinematic tutorial, explore combat and gameplay mechanics, as well as go